Researchers Achieve Major Milestone Towards Reliable Quantum Computers with Fault-Tolerant Arithmetic
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Researchers achieved a major milestone towards reliable quantum computers by implementing basic arithmetic fault-tolerantly on a quantum processor.
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Using Quantinuum's H1 quantum computer, they encoded a qubit redundantly to detect and correct errors, achieving a very low error rate.
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This demonstrates the potential of fault tolerance methods to enable practical quantum computing applications.
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The discovery of a unusual superconducting state in uranium ditelluride could enable indefinite qubit state retention during computations.
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Quantinuum's commercially available H1 quantum computer has potential uses in research fields like biology, AI, simulations and cybersecurity.